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Winch practice

Winch practice

A helicopter crew practise winching on Brown’s Island near Auckland. Helicopters have revolutionised both land and marine search and rescue practices – people in otherwise inaccessible places can be rescued swiftly.

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Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
Photograph by Neville Dawson

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Nancy Swarbrick. 'Search and rescue', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/search-and-rescue/5/3